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[Q] About to buy Epic Touch online, is this store legit?

Ok, so I found this site that sells wholesale electronics called ElecStreet. It says you can purchase an unlocked SGS II Epic 4G Touch for $202.50 at the lowest "VIP" price.
I need to know if this looks legit or if anyone has purchased merchandise from this site.
The site also says if you buy two items and spend over $400, you get a free iPod Touch or Sony PSP. ???
Please feel free to investigate!
ElecStreet Online

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.

hackabusa said:
If it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
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Yep.
On the bottom, their "certifications" stickers are not clickable to verify, which they should be. And their one "Verify" button points to some Chinese website.
Fake. Not a Doubt

Android Amateur said:
Ok, so I found this site that sells wholesale electronics called ElecStreet. It says you can purchase an unlocked SGS II Epic 4G Touch for $202.50 at the lowest "VIP" price.
I need to know if this looks legit or if anyone has purchased merchandise from this site.
The site also says if you buy two items and spend over $400, you get a free iPod Touch or Sony PSP. ???
Please feel free to investigate!
ElecStreet Online
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I can tell you that they are a China based company. That being said I know nothing else about them, and everything they sell looks in now way legit AT ALL.
For example:
http://www.elecstreet.com/views.asp?hw_id=2485
That is an Apple iMac MC814LL/A for $399(359.10 VIP according to them) That is a $2000 Apple computer. No way in hell a company even at wholesale would ever be able to sell that computer for even their non-VIP price.
They also advertise
http://www.elecstreet.com/views.asp?hw_id=2454
That is a Sony VAIO Z Series VGN-Z591U which retails for $3200-$3400 and they want under $400 for it. Not even possible to obtain it for that price, even if they got it straight from the Sony factory.
My official statement is they are going to take your money and hide in their country, and you will be forced to dispute the claim with your bank.

Yeah don't do it bro. You will send money to them and u wont see anything.
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Bogus! Like posted above the "verifed " icons should be clickable and lead you to said website verifying the website. Those icons either do nothing or lead to china crap!
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i just might buy one!
if you do decide to buy one from here, use paypal. your protected. if you dont get your order you file a claim and if its bogus, paypal will investigate and refund you your purchase amount.
this is why i buy crap on ebay from china sellers. if its a fake phone you get, you also get a refund because they are advertising it as legit. take a screen shot of the page before you buy.

Khilbron said:
I can tell you that they are a China based company. That being said I know nothing else about them, and everything they sell looks in now way legit AT ALL.
My official statement is they are going to take your money and hide in their country, and you will be forced to dispute the claim with your bank.
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I have found that they are a real Trading company in China, they have a phone number, physical address and live chat support that is not automated or a bot.
The live chat person said that PayPal was not available until AFTER the first purchase which is through Western Union.
I can't find any bad reviews or customers saying it is a scam or that they had an issue with the site.
I just don't know.

Ummm hello! That yells you right there, pay by western union, lmao! I hate for you to lose your money, but I won't feel bad for you as there are plenty of people warning you!
Once you pay via western union then you can use paypal, LOL that is a good one!!!
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BiffTirkle said:
i just might buy one!
if you do decide to buy one from here, use paypal. your protected. if you dont get your order you file a claim and if its bogus, paypal will investigate and refund you your purchase amount.
this is why i buy crap on ebay from china sellers. if its a fake phone you get, you also get a refund because they are advertising it as legit. take a screen shot of the page before you buy.
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The thing is, they told me I can't use PayPal until after being a return customer, with that being said, they want me to send a Western Union payment to a Zhen Zhang?
I just don't trust it...

Oh, and the reason you don't see bad reviews is they will burn that site out in a week, change a few pics and make a new site. They post on craigslist all the time, same crap!
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The live chat person said that PayPal was not available until AFTER the first purchase which is through Western Union.
damn! that certainly makes it an inconvenience. paypal was the clincher for me. if you do buy it, let us know how it works out. i can wait. i might wait to buy one until cm7 is available for it.
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the sketchy part is the western union. i mean, the whole site is sketchy, but paypal is safe. if you have to do western union first then i wouldnt do it. you might be able to check with paypal to see if they have any complaints against the site.
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well, just for kicks i tried to follow through with a purchase. when i chose to check out with paypal it took me back to a list of their payment methods.
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this is the email i got from them when i tried to place the order via paypal.
Sales Promotion for National Day
You are welcome to register to be our member first,and it's free for registration.
When your order amount is over 300$,you will get a free gift.
For one item ordered, you will get product price.
For two items ordered, you will get vip price and some discount in the shipping cost.
For the same 3 items ordered, you will get a discount of 5% of the product price and another one for free.
For more than 3 items ordered, you will get vip price and some discount in the shipping cost.
For more than 6 items ordered, you will get vip price and free shipping as well as a free gift.
The more you order,the more discount you will get,and you will get more savings.
Dear friend:
Thank you very much for your interest and order.
You buy today,we can send your order out today and email the tracking number for you to track the order status.and you can get your order in 3-5 days.
All items are original, brand new and real with 1 to 3 years original manufacturer's warranty, we hope to set up a long-term business relationship with you.
The following is the details of your order list :
Order Number : *******************
Product Model: Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch *1
Product Price : 225 USD
Shipping Charge: 40 USD
Total Price : 265 USD
Receiver's Name : biff tirkle
Phone No. : *************
Shipping ******************
Shipping Method: UPS\EMS\DHL\FEDEX\TNT
Please confirm your information and your shipping address which we will use for delivery, in order you can receive your items without any dealy.
We accept western union and money gram at present . You can also use your master card, visa card, or credit card to pay for your order in a local western union or money gram agency. As paypal makes every deal last a long time and sometimes lead our business to be cheated by disloyal buyers, and we have much bad experience. So now we can accept paypal for old customers or for the next order you buy from us,sorry for the inconvenience,friend .
This is the Receiver's account information :
1.The Western Union address is as below:
- first name is ZHAN
- last name is ZHENG
-City: Beijing
-Country: China
-Post code : 100088
-We need the below info from you after you have made the payment:
- MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number)
- sender's first name and last name on the print copy of the receipt
- print copy of the transfer receipt
This is our company guarantee :
1. We are legal company and our business is legitimate.You can click the button of 'about us ' to check our business license , we do business by law and honesty.
2. You can click the button of 'send goods' to check the tracking number from our customers, we ship items to customers every day. We will offer you tracking number at the same day you pay for your order . It is safe for you to track your items in shipping agency website.
3. We are able to provide stamped preformal invoice as valid as contract for law . You can ask for money back by the invoice and your order number if you don't receive your items on time .
4.You may check the truth of our website by the official website www.iocu.us , the wicp number is 9201127339
Our return policy is : 15 days full refund , 30 days exchange a new product .
Should you have any questions or comments ,kindly feel free to contact us.
Friend,i am online now, you can also chat with me online.
We are looking forward to getting your order shipped out at the earliest time.
Thanks and best regards
Representative : Elsa
Website : www.elecstreet.com
Company : Beijing Wantong Foreign Trading Co,Ltd
Tel: 0086-010-89649481
MSN : [email protected]
Email : [email protected]
there is a guy on craigslist selling this phone new in box for 350. i might pick it up tuesday if i feel like it. who knows, maybe he purchased some from this company and is making a profit. as long as the esn is clear im happy.

[Q]best place to buy sgs2?

I'm looking to buy a sgs2 and I just wanted to see if there was any specifically good place where everyone buys them for cheap.
all I know is T-Mobile stores or calling customer service
thanks in advance

You can try Walmart stores. They will definitely be less than TMobile if they have them available. They don't have a restocking fee and have a 14 day return period. Also, Amazon is a good choice as well and will typically be less expensive if they have it in stock - http://wireless.amazon.com
Hope this helps.

Wireless Advocates inside Staples or Costco will have them on sale tomorrow and friday for only $179.99 +tax. So around $195 out the door!

Are those upgrade or new line prices?
I just checked Wal-Mart.com and they had it for 149.99 but it was for new T-Mobile customers. Upgrade was 199.99

I got mine from T-mo customer care.
Here is my price for upgrade.
Retail price $350.27 including sales tax, shipping, upgrade fee
minus 250.00 phone credit
Up front cost 100.27
minus 50.00 mail-in rebate (I'm not sure whether I will get it eventually or not)
Total cost $ 50.27
Besides, I got android preferred unlimited web for $20 monthly.
They charged me for UPS ground shipping, but actually they shipped it with UPS 3-day select. That was cool too!!
I think customer care is the best place if you are a long-time customer for them.
I've been with them for 6+ years.

xianzai2000 said:
I got mine from T-mo customer care.
Here is my price for upgrade.
Retail price $350.27 including sales tax, shipping, upgrade fee
minus 250.00 phone credit
Up front cost 100.27
minus 50.00 mail-in rebate (I'm not sure whether I will get it eventually or not)
Total cost $ 50.27
Besides, I got android preferred unlimited web for $20 monthly.
They charged me for UPS ground shipping, but actually they shipped it with UPS 3-day select. That was cool too!!
I think customer care is the best place if you are a long-time customer for them.
I've been with them for 6+ years.
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No. Upfront is $529 - $250 makes it $279 - 50mir. Makes the phone $229.
Side note: Wal-Mart in the midwest still doesn't have them in stock.

I was wondering the same thing. I was checking out Amazon, but it's asking me what kind of data do I want, I already have it and it's cheaper so how would I go about overwriting that.
Can I just buy the phone w/o selecting what data I want?
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Sams is selling also, but hasn't gotten them in stores yet :/ Definitely going to check out stapples and costco tomorrow!

I have them for $199.99 upgrade and $179.99 for new contract. $9.99 for standard shipping and.next business day shipped for $19.99. Pm me for details and email.
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Also check Wirefly if you are in CA. They do not charge sales tax (note it is based on the full price of the phone so around $50). They had a free activation last week but that is over now. If you have a BOA debit/credit card you can look for the additup.bankofamerica.com promo with Wirefly for an extra $50. Last I checked WF was selling new phones for $179 and upgrades for $199. Upgrades are hassle free on their website and allows you to keep grandfathered plans w/o calling a rep. Also can do single lines of a family plan.

If u have a fry's electronics around go there. They also price match. They were advertising for $250 but when the rep checked my total with the $18 upgrade fee was $158!!
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I would always go with TMO stores. They seem to be the easiest to deal with if there any problems with the phone. Nothing better than being able to walk into a store and get an exchange on the spot.
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It really all depends on how much you want to save versus convenience. For me, I'd rather save the extra $$$ and deal with return delays/wait if need be. I've ordered my last 2 phones through Amazon and never had any problems. Shipping was quick and free and the second phone needed an RMA which was all done free. Only hassle was being without a phone for a few days, but that's what backups are for and one of the reasons I am with T-Mo so I can just swap a sim card into another phone.
On the whole I'd prefer the T-Mo store too because they will give best service and of course if you need to return it's the least hassle and delay, but I don't want to pay $279 + tax and have to deal with a mail-in rebate when I can just order it online for $199 w/no tax and free shipping and no rebates to deal with.

Here it is
www.wirelessmarketplus.com
pm me details if you want access
[email protected]
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Locksmith81 said:
Here it is
www.wirelessmarketplus.com
pm me details if you want access
[email protected]
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Do you, I mean they, sell without contract?

I just walked into my local Walmart and bought it on upgrade for $199. So far love it.......

turbodroid said:
I just walked into my local Walmart and bought it on upgrade for $199. So far love it.......
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Walmart stores now have them?

If you add a line you can buy it today from the Tmobile web site for $129.
http://www.t-mobile.com/

Sams -Club. $189 no upgrade fee.
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ransz28 said:
Sams -Club. $189 no upgrade fee.
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So you bought the phone off contract for $189?

Phone sold on eBay-how to ship?

Seeing if anyone has experience with this. Selling my incredible 2 on eBay within US only via PayPal payment. When I looked up selling to other countries I saw a bunch of complaints that buyers were scaming by receiving the phone and then filing no receipt claim with PayPal and getting their money back completely screwing the seller. This was even with delivery confirmation, but not signature verification. This made me cautious still for a US sale.
So question is- should I only ship via UPS or fedex with a mandatory "Signature Verification" when shipping a phone valued at $200-250? More Costly shipping To prevent a charge back scam..
Thanks for any insight!
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marcg611 said:
Seeing if anyone has experience with this. Selling my incredible 2 on eBay within US only via PayPal payment. When I looked up selling to other countries I saw a bunch of complaints that buyers were scaming by receiving the phone and then filing no receipt claim with PayPal and getting their money back completely screwing the seller. This was even with delivery confirmation, but not signature verification. This made me cautious still for a US sale.
So question is- should I only ship via UPS or fedex with a mandatory "Signature Verification" when shipping a phone valued at $200-250? More Costly shipping To prevent a charge back scam..
Thanks for any insight!
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1. Ensure Good feedback
2. Ensure you are seller protected
3. Ensure you make a note of the IMEI/Serial in case you need to get it barred (not sure if it will bar it internationally but worth doing still)
4. Package the item taking photographs at every stage, so in case there is a claim, you have proof you packed it
5. Post via signed and tracked delivery with the relevant amount of insurance for the package! (don't skimp on this or you'll get done over by paypal in case of a dispute)
6. What ever you do, don't lost the receipt and tracking number!
Hope that helps

My Samsung vibrant auction is ending today and i made sure I wrote " no international shipping".. also, NEVER ship the product until you receive the money on your PayPal account by going to there website, don't look at just the emails because people fake those... Mike is selling for 220.. I will ship with USPS priority with a signature confirmation...

I have only used USPS without any issues. And you can fill out and print the mailing label from within Ebay.

Why did you post this topic twice in two different forums
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Amazon is issuing refunds for some Galaxy Note 7 accessories

Amazon is issuing refunds for some Galaxy Note 7 accessories
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/12/13262538/samsung-galaxy-note-7-amazon-accessory-refunds
So I just got of the phone with amazon and although you are outside the return period they will give refunds once they have received the products back. So when you contact Amazon choose the "phone call" option as the means to communicate with amazon on the returns.

I did this and they were very helpful. The biggest PITA part was having to box everything up individually based on how it was ordered but free ship back and refunds coming.
When I referenced the Note 7 recall they knew immediately what I was talking about so +1 for Amazon customer service
I did have a rather difficult time finding an actual phone number to call as they want to solve the worlds issues via chat or FAQs.
Here is what I used if anyone else wants it
1-888-280-4331

I used the chat feature and they set up individual returns for each item. I asked to be able to put them all together in one box but it had to be separate.
I realized that they were charging shipping. The rep said he would adjust the refund to credit the shipping fee back as well.

billinaz said:
I used the chat feature and they set up individual returns for each item. I asked to be able to put them all together in one box but it had to be separate.
I realized that they were charging shipping. The rep said he would adjust the refund to credit the shipping fee back as well.
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Same here. I have to pay $5 - $6 to refund a $10 case. Not worth the trouble

asolman said:
Same here. I have to pay $5 - $6 to refund a $10 case. Not worth the trouble
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I got the $2 credit for a case, but one online chat changed all my returns to refund all the shipping.
The trouble was minimal. Print a label, drop the item in an envelope and drop it off.

They sent me prepaid labels. I was told to put all items (4 separate returns in one box) Put 4 separate labels on the box drop off at a USP location. I am doing that today, I will follow up when I get my credits.

Here's what I did.
1)Ask for the labels, explain that these are N7 items and it was out of your control
2) Ship them
3)You'll see that you're charged $6 for shipping
4)Chat with customer service after and ask them refund the shipping charges.
4) They will say yes and you'll get confirmation.
QED.

Wow, this is great to know. Thank you guys. I purchased a glass screen protector that broke trying to get off the phone and I threw it away, I'll probably be out of luck with that one, but maybe I'll ask them about it.

Samsung is going to let me keep the accessories and refund my money. I bought the led case and the clear case from the Samsung website with a coupon I had.
I will most likely sell both cases as a bundle on ebay or craiglist for cheap.

Question UK klarna purchase failures ....check your emails

Like many i tried to purchase P6P via Google through klarna ,as we know klarna got it wrong and only approved credit for less than the price of the phone and so no one who would got the finance could purchase it. In the end I got it via Currys and I contacted klana to cancel my contract and remove it from my credit record. They have done this and now sent me an email with a £20 Amazon voucher as a way of apology....so check your emails.

yea got the same email however i havent asked to cancel the account with them yet. I was about to buy some earbuds on amazon so the £20 will be of use.

Same here. I bought out right in the end from Google but the whole thing was a bit of a joke. £20 voucher anyway and account still open so far. Not sure what if everything the situation has in credit score.

86rickard said:
Same here. I bought out right in the end from Google but the whole thing was a bit of a joke. £20 voucher anyway and account still open so far. Not sure what if everything the situation has in credit score.
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My email stated the credit check would be removed from the records by the end of the year so it shouldn't have any bearing on your credit score.